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Red-breast UK (1 Viewer)
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Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
I would say male Linnet
lou salomon
the birdonist
Valéry Schollaert
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Valéry Schollaert
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Looking carefully, the colour is more orange than pink-red, good point for whinchat indeed.... :king:
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Not only is the breast patch a bit too orange but it's the wrong shape for Linnet. I'd expect it to be more of an inverted U. Lou's photo also appears to show a 'clearly' outlined pale throat. Whinchat for me. Was it at BMW / IMF?
Chris
Chris
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Eduardo Amengual
It could be I guess. Some adult females (old?) show orange breasts and grizzled faces and the bird maybe shows a longish tail but...
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stonechat1
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Why it shouldn´t be a Linnet? What it is in my eyes.
http://www.ladylinet.com/images/linnetbird.jpg
I´ve never seen Whinchats sitting on fences but maybe this depents on the area.
http://www.ladylinet.com/images/linnetbird.jpg
I´ve never seen Whinchats sitting on fences but maybe this depents on the area.
Valéry Schollaert
Respect animals, don't eat or wear their body or s
I realized I've seen at first Lou's version, then when Tib commented I've seen original version. Proof again that photos can lie, notably in colour.
My last opinion: I don't identify this bird!!!!!
My last opinion: I don't identify this bird!!!!!
lou salomon
the birdonist
it sits like a linnet, not like a whinchat. whinchat usually more upright, tail more down, legs less bend.
Not infrequent on fences in this area, but even more so on the fence posts.
I see a Whinchat in this image.
No Chris, it was at Meols.
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Still looks good for Whinchat - and it's been a good spring for them in the horse paddocks / Park Road area. They often 'crouch' when perched on the fence wires and the shape and colour of the breast as well as the impression I get of the head markings all seem to fit.
Chris
I know my OP pic is awful and makes id difficult but I do think there is enough detail colour-wise to rule out Linnet! First, Lou's enhanced colour version shows deep orange/red on breast yet I can't see any sign of red cap.
Second, I've attached a Linnet pic that I took nearby on same day, which I think (even allowing for difference in quality) demonstrates that P1 bird is unlikely to be Linnet.
I think I now favour the Whinchat camp based on the contrast between breast and the pale underside.
Oops - re p1 - can't believe I made this mistake as I'm very protective of this boundary; Meols of course is in Merseyside not Cheshire.
Second, I've attached a Linnet pic that I took nearby on same day, which I think (even allowing for difference in quality) demonstrates that P1 bird is unlikely to be Linnet.
I think I now favour the Whinchat camp based on the contrast between breast and the pale underside.
Oops - re p1 - can't believe I made this mistake as I'm very protective of this boundary; Meols of course is in Merseyside not Cheshire.
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Stephen Dunstan
Registered User
Do you take binoculars with you? As mentioned on the 'Redshank?' thread I think these discussions of 'challenging' pics would reach more meaningful conclusions if you could give at least some impression of what you saw in the field.
Stephen
Stephen
